Alignment Specs

[black roadster]

Once and for all, what are y'all setting your alignments too.

I want an aggressive street setup that will work on the track but not affect tire wear significantly.

Running 195-50-15.

[Sharpie]

I run Merv's numbers, I bet he'll post them for us. Mine is probably due again too before Hallett. I hope it cools down in September. I have a list to do before Oct. 20.

[Miatamoto]

I run Icehawk's specs from miata.net. I would suggest something like that with zero toe up front (instead of toe out) to get better tire wear.

[black roadster]

So confusing!!!

Here is what I've found.

Merv's Mild settings

Rear
Toe (total): +.125 inch
Camber: -1.0 degrees


Front
Camber: -0.5 degrees
Caster: 4.5 degrees
Toe (total): 0

Lanny's alignment

Rear
Toe (total): 1/32 inch IN per side
Camber: -1.75 degrees


Front
Camber: -1.2 degrees
Caster: 5.0 degrees
Toe (total): 1/32 inch IN per side

Icehawk's Alignment

Rear
Toe (total): 1/16 inch IN per side
Camber: -2.0 degrees


Front
Camber: -1.5 degrees
Caster: Max
Toe (total): 1/16 inch OUT per side

[miataspeedracer]

So confusing!!!

Here is what I've found.

Merv's Mild settings

Rear
Toe (total): +.125 inch
Camber: -1.0 degrees


Front
Camber: -0.5 degrees
Caster: 4.5 degrees
Toe (total): 0

Lanny's alignment

Rear
Toe (total): 1/32 inch IN per side
Camber: -1.75 degrees


Front
Camber: -1.2 degrees
Caster: 5.0 degrees
Toe (total): 1/32 inch IN per side

Icehawk's Alignment

Rear
Toe (total): 1/16 inch IN per side
Camber: -2.0 degrees


Front
Camber: -1.5 degrees
Caster: Max
Toe (total): 1/16 inch OUT per side

Ya got mild (Merv), medium (Lanny), and spicy (Icehawk). Personally, my numbers are pretty close to Lanny's, and that set-up seems to work well on the street AND MSR without adverse tire wear. Since you don''t see much track time, I'd go somewhere between Merv and Lanny...

Speed